Well, Looks like a multiyear deal offer (has not been confirmed)...here is my question.

WHY would Grimes want to try to lock down a 4 year contract on a team that while improving is probably not going to the playoffs or superbowl in the next couple of years.

I wonder if he will at least talk to the Falcons and see what they offer.

I personally think he is making a stupid move......will he get paid sure he will but probably not top dollar.....what would be a better option?

How about negotiate with Atlanta a 2-3 year deal with a lower front end and backloaded.....Why you say....because he comes off injury, plays well and then we are forced to pay him that money to keep him....or he can enter back into free agency in a couple of years, probably lock down a monster contract if he stays healthy and still has a 1-2 year shot to make a REAL run at a superbowl (not saying our window closes but I think the next 2 years will be our best chance to get there - I personally think we overachieved last year - I had us going 11-5 making the playoffs and was hoping we would hit on a high note and win at least one if not 2 games....)

This year I am not as worried....sure we have lost a few players....but really we have good young talent....I truly believe NOLAN will pick up better players who are a fit for his system and we will continue to improve there - heck if we learn to tackle, we might be the riegning champions!

Anyone else think Grimes is making a stupid move? It may be a "family" decision.....but he is going to miss out and feel the fool as he goes to a team that misses playoffs.....of course I guess he likes to sit out games......so it might eb good for him.

Well, Looks like a multiyear deal offer (has not been confirmed)...here is my question.

WHY would Grimes want to try to lock down a 4 year contract on a team that while improving is probably not going to the playoffs or superbowl in the next couple of years.

I wonder if he will at least talk to the Falcons and see what they offer.

I personally think he is making a stupid move......will he get paid sure he will but probably not top dollar.....what would be a better option?

Because he has a woman in his ear that wants to live like one of those Hollywood housewives. Grimes has been all about the money the past few seasons and Cleveland is willing to give Grime Time the pay. TD isn't willing because he knows Grimes has been inactive for most of the last three seasons. Some guys are just like that... The money is worth more than the legacy. Sad too because Grimes could have made that secondary something special with Samuels, Decoud, and Willy Mo. Plus, Asante stand to make over $11 mil this season and paying two CB deals like that is crazy.

and as far as the difference maker, maybe maybe not.....I do know he tackles better than Dunta did....so while Vernon may have gotten yardage, Grimes anticipation solid tackling might have been a factor....I don't like to live what ifs....simple fact we tried to slow roll them instead of kick them in the nuts and take their lunch money and we got caught "monologuing" so to speak.....until we start continuing to run up the score we are going to continue to allow opponents a glimmer of hope, then one call goes wrong and you can't recover........

I disagree....You need to be happy where you are and what you do....money doesn't buy that.

If this is his last contrat I would agree perhaps.....but really he could sign a reasonable short term deal that we would have to release or pay in the final years.....and meanwhile show he hasn't lost a step and then REALLY get paid for his final contract.....instead he will take modest money now to play somewhere he will likely hate (as will his wife), on a struggling team, where no one will say how good he is....(IE because he is on the field so much) and then he won't be able to leverage a bigger contract......

Sacrifice a little to gain a lot.....but no I would not overpay to keep him.....we will be okay in the long run

Because he has a woman in his ear that wants to live like one of those Hollywood housewives. Grimes has been all about the money the past few seasons and Cleveland is willing to give Grime Time the pay. TD isn't willing because he knows Grimes has been inactive for most of the last three seasons. Some guys are just like that... The money is worth more than the legacy. Sad too because Grimes could have made that secondary something special with Samuels, Decoud, and Willy Mo. Plus, Asante stand to make over $11 mil this season and paying two CB deals like that is crazy.

Well, Looks like a multiyear deal offer (has not been confirmed)...here is my question.

WHY would Grimes want to try to lock down a 4 year contract on a team that while improving is probably not going to the playoffs or superbowl in the next couple of years.

I wonder if he will at least talk to the Falcons and see what they offer.

I personally think he is making a stupid move......will he get paid sure he will but probably not top dollar.....what would be a better option?

How about negotiate with Atlanta a 2-3 year deal with a lower front end and backloaded.....Why you say....because he comes off injury, plays well and then we are forced to pay him that money to keep him....or he can enter back into free agency in a couple of years, probably lock down a monster contract if he stays healthy and still has a 1-2 year shot to make a REAL run at a superbowl (not saying our window closes but I think the next 2 years will be our best chance to get there - I personally think we overachieved last year - I had us going 11-5 making the playoffs and was hoping we would hit on a high note and win at least one if not 2 games....)

This year I am not as worried....sure we have lost a few players....but really we have good young talent....I truly believe NOLAN will pick up better players who are a fit for his system and we will continue to improve there - heck if we learn to tackle, we might be the riegning champions!

Anyone else think Grimes is making a stupid move? It may be a "family" decision.....but he is going to miss out and feel the fool as he goes to a team that misses playoffs.....of course I guess he likes to sit out games......so it might eb good for him.

Also did you really say that Grimes was/is a better tackler than Dunta? Ummm no

Look Dunta had his moments where he didn't wrap up but he wasn't truly a bad tackler.

I do agree that if Grimes were healthy then we would have won the SB or at least have gotten there. I also think we would have beaten the Saints twice last year as well.

I also think the same about S Jax, which is why O want both of them, but at least we got one. I think the Grimes train has left and he has to do whats best for his future. I'm on the grab Osi and Abe train and draft Trufant in the 1st.

Grimes is going to go where the money is. If the Browns are throwing out a lucrative deal then the Grimes family debacle is going to accept it.

The sadness of this story is that it's the Browns. One of the worst teams ever in the NFL. So this is obviously about Money, which is all the Mrs. Grimes seems to care about anyway. So whatever. Every player is replaceable. It happens.